Perhaps you’ve seen them on the playground. At pre-school drop off, karate practice, or piano lessons. Pushing strollers or running after toddlers. Or even on the small screen, in TV shows like Up All Night. They are: The stay-at-home dads, and…
Category: Fatherhood
Dads to get joint custody even if the mother says no
This is how it should be in the United States: A new law will for the first time grant single fathers joint custody of their children even if this goes against the mother’s wishes, in an attempt to put an…
Mr. Mom is dead.
From the Wall Street Journal article “At-Home Dads Make Parenting More of a ‘Guy’ Thing” Mr. Mom is dead. At least, the pop-culture image of the inept dad who wouldn’t know a diaper genie from a garbage disposal has begun…
Misconceptions About Stay at Home Fathers
A Chat with a Modern At-Home Dad What are some misconceptions about at-home dads? We all too often see Dad in a TV show, movie or commercial as an idiot. But seeing the media portraying fathers as what they…
A Feminist Mother’s Perspective On Why Father’s Matter
There is great stuff on the site Good Men Project. I like to hear things from a woman’s perspective. Sometimes it is best for people to hear things from women because they might find it easier to hear. What she…
Children Need To Know The Love Of Both Parents
Marry Him!
[brightcove vid=61579023001&exp3=1054655355001&surl=http://c.brightcove.com/services&pubid=29913724001&pk=AQ~~,AAAABvb_NGE~,DMkZt2E6wO3_sfth6vHgTpNZZSEwcydt&w=300&h=225] Lori Gottlieb explains why women should stop holding out for Mr. Right From The Atlantic: “Ah, this is the dream,” I said, and we nodded in silence for a minute, then burst out laughing. In some ways, I…
Men not marrying? How deep does “the problem” go
From Girl Writes What [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlvMAS_20K4&w=420&h=315] Men used to be able to derive a positive male identity from marriage. That is, through the respected and uniquely male role of husband and father. When that identity is increasingly characterized by…
Manhood & Anger – What Dads Can Teach
In a recent post in Psychology Today , Mark Banschick, M.D wrote a great explanation of the connection between fathers and sons and why fathers are needed. Single parenthood is not easy for fathers or mothers. The notion of choosing single parenthood…
Knock Knock – Daniel Beaty
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8E0DMcZ23kE&w=420&h=315] Find out more about him here: http://danielbeaty.com/wordpress/
Stay at Home Dad: Sacked : A Physical Education
I have been checking out the other videos of this guy on Youtube for a while. I think this is one of the funniest. When Brandon has a meeting with his son’s PE coach, he soon discovers that they don’t…
I got this
The unmarried father. We hear all the time about heroic single mothers. We hear very little about the other half of the population. Yeah, fathers can be just as heroic and can raise children without mothers. I feel it is…
10
THIS happened ten years ago at 10:10AM Jan 21st, 2003. I remember it like it was…10 years ago. Time really flies. I have spent just about every single day with my daughter. That evil place called family court could not…
Daddy Is Babysitting Tonight
I found a great rebuttal to a post on another site regarding a father being a babysitter. I used to get asked that kind of question while I was with my kids all the time. Daddy day? When is mommy…
Ben Affleck on Fatherhood
“They’re most important in my life,” the 40-year-old Argo filmmaker said. “Family is a wonderful thing, but it doesn’t mean you can’t do other stuff in your life. In fact, having a family makes whatever other thing you have that much richer.…
Why Men Are the Way They Are – Oprah -1987
I found these videos while doing some research on Dr. Warren Farrell. He was on The Oprah Winfrey show back in 1987. It’s great to look back at Oprah from this time period. She was just getting started and on…
Married Singe Moms?
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Why Does TV Love To Portray Dads As Idiots?
“Originally appeared on Role/Reboot. Republished here with permission,” By Emily Heist Moss What are we telling young boys if the examples of fatherhood they see everyday are parodies of incompetence? Every time I see a promo for the new Scott…
Abandoning your child
Leaving your child’s mother to raise your child alone is weakness and cowardice. Your child needs you just as much as they need her. There is no excuse for abandoning your own flesh and blood. Of all the roles men…
Daughters, Too, Benefit From Influence of Good Dads
Dads model so-called masculine traits for daughters and sons. My daughter worked six days a week as an intern in her father’s company before she departed for her freshman year in college. She assembled press packets and gift bags; coordinated…
